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Description
OVERVIEW
In this optional review lesson, students will review key terms and information from the unit in preparation for the unit one assessment. Students will be able to identify, explain, and compare significant information from the unit.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
- What significant information from unit one do we need to study in order to be successful on our test?
Teacher Tools
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Lesson Plan, Teacher Guide, Primary Sources Used
Downloadable/editable versions of this lesson plan, including a step-by-step guide through the lesson. When applicable, a list of primary sources used in the lesson is also included.
Student Activities
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Warm-up and Exit Ticket
In this printable Warm-up / bell-ringer activity, students will take a quick self-assessment regarding their test-taking abilities and ways in which they can prepare for success on the unit 1 test.
In this Exit Ticket, Students will self-assess how they feel about their strengths and weaknesses going into the test and state one thing they can do to prepare for success.
The Warm-up and Exit Ticket document includes two warm-ups on the front of the page and two exit tickets on the back of the page. This formatting reduces the number of copies needed, as teachers will cut each printed page in half. Each student will receive a half-page with the warm-up on the front and the exit ticket on the back.
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Flash Cards
These optional, printable flash cards provide a way for students to study and review important unit terms and their definitions and significance, focusing on the regions of Texas, their characteristics, and the American Indian tribes who lived in each area.
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Study Guide
Students will complete the parts of the study guide to help them prepare for the test. The study guide includes a fill-in-the-blank key terms portion, geography and map labelling, and practice test questions based on the new STAAR item type questions on the 8th grade US History STAAR test.
Grade Level work includes one short answer response question with a sentence stem to guide student responses, and fewer STAAR item type questions.
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Foundation Study Guide
Advanced level work includes two short answer response questions as well as more practice questions based on new STAAR item types.
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Advanced Study Guide
Foundations level work includes multiple-choice options for the fill-in-the-blank portion, a sentence stem with multiple-choice options for the short answer response, and fewer STAAR item type questions with one answer option eliminated.
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